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A new way to navigate tough land and water use decisions
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An open-source software tool to help find a sweet spot between competing environmental and development demands has been launched by researchers at the University of Queensland.
An open-source software tool to help find a sweet spot between competing environmental and development demands has been launched by researchers at the University of Queensland.
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